{"id":331,"date":"2019-04-17T12:12:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T10:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/?p=331"},"modified":"2019-04-17T12:30:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T10:30:42","slug":"good-friday-procession-in-pollensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/good-friday-procession-in-pollensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Friday procession in Pollensa"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Good Friday procession on the Calvary Hill in Pollensa \u2013 a spectacle worth seeing<\/h2>\n<p>Dear Majorca Friends,<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_333\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 277px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/good-friday-procession-in-pollensa\/procession-mallorca\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-333 \" title=\"Start of the Easter procession in Pollenca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/mallorca\/procession-mallorca.jpg\" alt=\"Procession in Pollensa\" width=\"277\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start of the Easter procession in Pollenca<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <strong>annual Easter Procession on the Calvary Hill<\/strong> in Pollensa will take place again Good Friday, 19th April.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, several hundred of the faithful, tourists and participants will gather along the historic \u201cEscalinata\u201d, which comprises exactly 365 steps and is a <strong>landmark for Christian believers<\/strong>, representing penance and absolution of sins (one step for every day of the year).<\/p>\n<p>The spectacle actually begins in the early evening at the cloisters at the top of Calvary Hill, where all participants congregate and prepare themselves for the procession to the sound of church music. This in itself has an extremely striking and charismatic feel.<\/p>\n<h2>Calvary Hill in Pollensa<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_336\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 288px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/good-friday-procession-in-pollensa\/procession-pollensa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-336\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-336 \" title=\"Evening procession on Good Friday in Majorca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/mallorca\/procession-pollensa.jpg\" alt=\"Evening procession on Good Friday in Majorca\" width=\"288\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evening procession on Good Friday in Majorca<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since <a title=\"North Majorca round trip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/north-majorca-round-trip\/\">Calvary Hill in Pollensa<\/a> is also one of Majorca\u2019s most sought-after property spots because of the quiet location and incomparable views, I had a special opportunity this time to observe the entire procession directly from the terrace of a property owned by a friend.<\/p>\n<p>A statue of Jesus is removed from the cross, laid in an illuminated sarcophagus, and carried down the Calvary Hill, in absolute silence, accompanied by hundreds of festively dressed and masked torchbearers. This is indeed a most impressive and noteworthy spectacle, and it is also broadcast live on the local TV station, IB3.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_337\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/good-friday-procession-in-pollensa\/good-friday-procession\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-337\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-337\" title=\"The Jesus statue is taken down from the cross and carried in silent procession down the Calvary Hill in Pollenca.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/mallorca\/good-friday-procession.jpg\" alt=\"Calvary Hill in Pollenca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Jesus statue is taken down from the cross and carried in silent procession down the Calvary Hill in Pollenca.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_339\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/good-friday-procession-in-pollensa\/good-friday-pollensa-mallorca\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-339\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-339\" title=\"Easter procession in Majorca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/mallorca\/good-friday-pollensa-mallorca.jpg\" alt=\"Easter procession in Majorca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Easter procession in Majorca<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_338\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/good-friday-procession-in-pollensa\/good-friday-pollensa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-338\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338\" title=\"Easter procession in Pollenca, Majorca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/mallorca\/good-friday-pollensa.jpg\" alt=\"Easter procession in Pollenca, Majorca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Easter procession in Pollenca, Majorca<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_341\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/good-friday-procession-in-pollensa\/pollenca-mallorca\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-341\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-341\" title=\"Musicians at the procession in Pollenca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/mallorca\/pollenca-mallorca.jpg\" alt=\"Musicians at the procession in Pollenca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Musicians at the procession in Pollenca<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As already mentioned in our last Newsletter (April 2011), the annual Easter Procession on the Calvary Hill in Pollensa took place again last Good Friday, 22nd 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